Backblaze

from Backblaze, Inc

What is Backblaze? (from Backblaze, Inc)

Backblaze backs up everything on your computer except your operating system, applications, and temporary files. Whether directly connected or over WiFi, If you are connected to the Internet, you are backing up. Files change and Backblaze backs them up. By default, Backblaze simply backs up all the time so you don't h... Read more

Overview

Backblaze is a program developed by Backblaze, Inc. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The programs's main executable is bzbui.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 4.71 MB of memory. The software installer includes 13 files and is usually about 7.85 MB (8,231,287 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 8. While about 82% of users of Backblaze come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.

Program details

Files installed by Backblaze

Program executable:

bzbui.exe

Signed by:

Backblaze Inc

Path:

C:\Program Files\backblaze\bzbui.exe

MD5:

78710cc0b5ad01430a2df8143015b2c3

Backblaze is an online backup tool that allows Windows users to back up their data to an offsite data center. It allows the user to back up data continuously, manually, when the computer is idle, or on an hourly schedule. The service makes...

Additional files:

bzdoinstall.exe

bzdownloader.exe

bzfilelist.exe

bzserv.exe

bztransmit.exe

bztransmit64.exe

Behaviors exhibited

Service

bzserv.exe runs as a service named 'Backblaze Service' (bzserv) "Backblaze Service watches for any file changes so changes can be backed up. See http://www.backblaze.com for more information.".

Startup File (User Run)

bzbui.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Backblaze' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Backblaze\bzbui.exe" -quiet.

Resource utilization averages

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bzbui.exe

Memory:

4.71 MB

21.09 MB average

Total CPU:

0.0002557815%

0.031193% average

Kernel CPU:

0.00016642%

0.016088% average

User CPU:

0.00008936%

0.015104% average

Switches/sec:

13

70 average

bzfilelist.exe

User CPU:

0.00213840%

bzserv.exe

Memory:

4.7 MB

Total CPU:

0.0000392364%

Kernel CPU:

0.00001795%

User CPU:

0.00002128%

CPU cycles/sec:

1,385,722

Switches/sec:

22

I/O reads/min:

2.18 KB

I/O writes/min:

21 Bytes

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